Palestine
November 21, 2002
Fatah leader, Marwan Barghouti's trial resumed Thursday at the Tel Aviv district court. Two hearings were held, one debating Israel's jurisdiction to
Arab foreign ministers kicked off talks in Damascus Wednesday night concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the US threats on Iraq.
An explosion ripped through an Israeli bus in Jerusalem on Thursday morning. According to the Israeli police, the explosion was caused by a suicide bo
The Municipality of Greater Amman has awarded India’s Larsen and Toubro a $15.4 million contract to build a cable stay bridge in the Jordanian capital. Work on the project is to commence on December 1
Middle East Travel Magazine has voted Jeddah Hilton as the city’s Best Hotel in a regional travel and tourism survey. Over 600 respondents participated including senior management, decision makers and
Israeli bus cooperative Egged will file an $11 million lawsuit today against the Palestinian Authority and its chairman, Yasser Arafat. Egged lawyers would ask an Israeli court to hold Arafat and oth
Kuwaiti advertising agency, Impact & Echo, associated with the BBDO Worldwide group of agencies has appointed Fadi Saad as General Manager of the agency. Saad has taken over his duties from Karim
The Saudi British Bank (SABB) has commissioned technology provider, Altitude Software to implement its Unified Customer Interaction (uCI) contact center suite, automating its outbound calling to strea
November 20, 2002
The newspaper of President Saddam Hussein's eldest son Uday was banned from appearing for a month, an Iraqi Information Ministry source said Wednesday
In comments to Albawaba.com, secretary general of Islamic Jihad, Ramadan Shalah, said Syria wouldn’t respond to the American demand of closing down th
Israeli forces detained six Palestinians on Wednesday morning. According to media reports, the six were apprehended during an Israeli raid in Hebron.
Nine crewmembers of the Panama ship “Gelfo” that wrecked late last week off the shores of the Atlantic Coast village of Oualidia, some 280 km south of
Trying to control the flourishing contraband tobacco market, the state owned Iranian Tobacco Company (ITC) has recently finalized a multi-million dollar agreement with four major foreign cigarette man
November 19, 2002
Amram Mitzna, a dovish former general who would scrap Jewish settlements on occupied land to foster peace with Palestinians, won Israel's Labor Party
A police manhunt is underway throughout Lebanon for five Palestinians accused of standing behind the bombing attacks against three American fast-food